The government has admitted to mistakes in delivering a legacy for grassroots sport from the London 2012 Olympics but will on Tuesday outline 10 areas it will claim show serious progress is now being made.

There has now been a major rethink about how these weekly targets, which many people consider unattainable, are set by the Government. The aim is still the same- at least 150 minutes of moderate activity – but instead of scoring activity in a few 30-minute bursts experts say we will get the same benefits by doing shorter sessions of at least 10 minutes at a time.

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‘In this study, even people with a family history of heart problems were able to have a low cardiovascular disease risk profile if they started living a healthy lifestyle when they were young.
‘This supports the notion that lifestyle may play a more prominent role than genetics.’